Phalaenopsis "Britney"
Jan. 27, 2015: Britney is my newest phalaenopsis. I repotted her pretty much right after buying her from Trader Joe's. It will be the first time I've repotted a plant while in bloom. I wanted to try a glass terrarium but after putting her in this bowl I learned about the importance of circulation and drainage so as soon as the flowers drop I'll be putting her in a real plastic pot with the appropriate medium. This bowl does have rocks, seashells and coins in the bottom to help keep the water away from the roots. Hopefully there's no real salt on the seashells.
Jan. 29, 2015: Ok, I've done it! I was going to wait to repot Britney but I just couldn't stand that her roots were sitting in all that moisture and soil so I went ahead and put her in the proper medium and pot today. I also did some fertilizing that will hopefully help her little buds start to open. I'd hate to lose any of them and it's happened before with other plants so I really want to see them all open.